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Goodnight Sweetheart

TV·1993–1999·6 seasons, 58 episodes·BBC One·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Drama·30m·Created by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran

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Gary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1993AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Goodnight Sweetheart S01E01Rites of PassageNovember 18, 1993Gary Sparrow is an unhappily married TV repairman, who one day unwittingly walks into a time warp. Totally disorientated, he thinks he's in
  2. S01E02Goodnight Sweetheart S01E02Fools Rush InNovember 25, 1993Gary, after refusing to buy a new suit for a job interview in 1993, buys one to take Phoebe to a dance in 1940.
  3. S01E03Goodnight Sweetheart S01E03Is Your Journey Really Necessary?December 2, 1993Gary returns to 1940 to try to protect Phoebe and Eric from an impending air raid, but nearly ends up in prison.
  4. S01E04Goodnight Sweetheart S01E04The More I See YouDecember 9, 1993Ron agrees to print identity papers for Gary's trips to 1940 - but at a price. Phoebe worries about her future living arrangements now that
  5. S01E05Goodnight Sweetheart S01E05I Get Along Without You Very WellDecember 16, 1993Yvonne gets to spend more time with Gary due to him giving up his 1940s obsession, but he is quickly propelled back into things upon discove
  6. S01E06Goodnight Sweetheart S01E06In the MoodDecember 23, 1993Yvonne gives Gary an ultimatum about his wartime obsession, as he decides whether to return to 1940, or back home to 1995. Ron makes him an

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0210Episodes1995AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Goodnight Sweetheart S02E01Don't Get Around Much AnymoreFebruary 20, 1995Gary invests money in an electronics company back in 1941, but his investment and business plans quickly collapses, and ultimately backfires
  2. S02E02Goodnight Sweetheart S02E02I Got It Bad and That Ain't GoodFebruary 27, 1995Yvonne has her heart set on moving house, while Gary feels more inclined to move between eras. Meanwhile, in 1941, a tall dark stranger seem
  3. S02E03Goodnight Sweetheart S02E03Just One More ChanceMarch 6, 1995Gary is due to appear in court after a drinking spree in 1941. He looks destined to lose his licence, his job and could well lose his wife,
  4. S02E04Goodnight Sweetheart S02E04Who's Taking You Home TonightMarch 13, 1995Gary's fictional job working for Ron may cover his trips back in time to 1941, but it's not much help when both Yvonne and Phoebe expect him
  5. S02E05Goodnight Sweetheart S02E05Wish Me LuckMarch 20, 1995Yvonne is in line for a work promotion, while Gary needs to decide which life to choose. Life in 1941 is appearing increasingly more attract
  6. S02E06Goodnight Sweetheart S02E06As You Wave Me GoodbyeMarch 27, 1995Gary discovers that living in 1941 isn't quite what he expected, but having 'committed suicide' in 1994, he can hardly return home. Or can h
  7. S02E07Goodnight Sweetheart S02E07Would You Like to Swing on a Star?April 3, 1995Gary's fictitious job with Ron may provide an alibi for his trips to 1941, but it doesn't pay the rent. The 1994 vintage record market may p
  8. S02E08Goodnight Sweetheart S02E08Nice Work If You Can Get ItApril 10, 1995Gary's new career as an entertainer in 1941 is taking off, as is his trade in rare wartime records and amateur dramatics in 1993, but the st
  9. S02E09Goodnight Sweetheart S02E09Let Yourself GoApril 24, 1995Yvonne suspects that she's pregnant, while Gary accompanies Phoebe to the countryside. As Gary struggles to maintain his double life, an Ame
  10. S02E10Goodnight Sweetheart S02E10Don't Fence Me InMay 1, 1995Gary has chosen to lead a double life indefinitely, but his plans are threatened when builders start demolishing his route and portal back t

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0311Episodes1995–96AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Goodnight Sweetheart S03E01Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaDecember 26, 1995Gary's route to 1941 has been blocked by a row of shops built in 1995. How will he reach Phoebe in her wartime pub?
  2. S03E02Goodnight Sweetheart S03E02It Ain't Necessarily SoJanuary 1, 1996As New Year's Eve rapidly approaches, Gary seeks a way of celebrating the occasion with both his wife and girlfriend, in the contrasting tim
  3. S03E03Goodnight Sweetheart S03E03One O'Clock JumpJanuary 8, 1996Gary tries to rectify matters when his shop's success makes Yvonne depressed at her lack of employment prospects. Plus, he discovers that PC
  4. S03E04Goodnight Sweetheart S03E04It's a Sin to Tell a LieJanuary 15, 1996Counterfeit money has been in circulation around Royal Oak, which Gary suspects may be attributed to Ron's attempts to sabotage his name.
  5. S03E05Goodnight Sweetheart S03E05Change PartnersJanuary 22, 1996Time travelling comedy series starring Nicholas Lyndhurst. Gary is on top of the world, but pride comes before a fall, or in Gary's case, se
  6. S03E06Goodnight Sweetheart S03E06Goodnight Children EverywhereJanuary 29, 1996An evicted Ron is now staying with Gary and Yvonne, and Phoebe's orphaned relatives arrive to move in with her at the Royal Oak.
  7. S03E07Goodnight Sweetheart S03E07Turned Out Nice AgainFebruary 5, 1996George Formby turns up at the Royal Oak wanting to record a Beatles song that Gary claims to have written. Consequently, Gary has to find a
  8. S03E08Goodnight Sweetheart S03E08There's Something About a SoldierFebruary 12, 1996Yvonne wants Gary to get a sensible job with her new company. Plus, Gary's wartime life seems threatened by a returning hero. Is it time for
  9. S03E09Goodnight Sweetheart S03E09Someone to Watch Over MeFebruary 19, 1996Phoebe is very ill back in the 1940s, so Gary thinks that he may have a solution - but can he really take medicine back in time?
  10. S03E10Goodnight Sweetheart S03E10The Yanks Are ComingFebruary 26, 1996Gary is put out when the Americans arrive at the Royal Oak, but when there is an outbreak of racial tension Gary takes drastic action.
  11. S03E11Goodnight Sweetheart S03E11Let's Get Away from It AllMarch 4, 1996Yvonne and Phoebe both want to move home, but it isn't long before moving is the least of Gary's worries.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0411Episodes1997AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Goodnight Sweetheart S04E01You're Driving Me CrazyMarch 3, 1997The pressure is definitely mounting for Gary now that both Yvonne and Phoebe are pregnant. Yvonne is trying to get him a job in her firm so
  2. S04E02Goodnight Sweetheart S04E02In the MoodMarch 10, 1997Both Yvonne and Phoebe are pregnant and feeling unwell. Yet Yvonne and Gary agree to babysit Gary's nephew, Arthur, who goes missing during
  3. S04E03Goodnight Sweetheart S04E03Out of TownMarch 17, 1997Yvonne is out of town so Gary hopes to spend some time with Phoebe, but Gary's father George turns up and stuns him when telling a story abo
  4. S04E04Goodnight Sweetheart S04E04And Mother Came TooMarch 24, 1997Ron is in trouble with the police, while Phoebe tells Gary that they are finally free to marry.
  5. S04E05Goodnight Sweetheart S04E05The Leaving of LiverpoolApril 8, 1997Gary and Phoebe visit wartime Liverpool, where Gary meets his hero grandfather, Albert. However things become very complicated when Gary is
  6. S04E06Goodnight Sweetheart S04E06How Long Has This Been Going On?April 15, 1997Yvonne has a miscarriage and Reg's mistress leaves her husband, who mistakes Gary for Reg.
  7. S04E07Goodnight Sweetheart S04E07Easy LivingApril 22, 1997Yvonne leaves her job and Gary struggles to revisit 1942, where Phoebe is wedding planning.
  8. S04E08Goodnight Sweetheart S04E08Come Fly with MeApril 29, 1997Gary and Phoebe's wedding is drawing near, but will Gary's stamina hold out for two stag nights, 54 years apart?
  9. S04E09Goodnight Sweetheart S04E09HeartachesMay 6, 1997Gary oversleeps and misses his 1942 wedding. While In the present, Yvonne is upset that he's forgotten their first anniversary. Back in 1942
  10. S04E10Goodnight Sweetheart S04E10Careless TalkMay 13, 1997With a wife on both sides of the time warp, Gary is rapidly running out of money and Ron has lost the will to print.
  11. S04E11Goodnight Sweetheart S04E11The Bells Are RingingMay 20, 1997Yvonne's new health drink is about to go into production, but Gary is primarily concerned with Phoebe, who is going through childbirth back

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0510Episodes1998AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Goodnight Sweetheart S05E01A Room with a ViewFebruary 23, 1998Gary and his son Michael are blasted into present time by a 1944 air raid bomb. They are caught by Yvonne, who demands an explanation regard
  2. S05E02Goodnight Sweetheart S05E02London PrideMarch 2, 1998In the present and wartime 1944, both Gary and Phoebe find themselves being refused entry into higher society circles.
  3. S05E03Goodnight Sweetheart S05E03When Two Worlds CollideMarch 9, 1998The detonation of an unexploded bomb in Duckett's Passage catapults Gary into the present, with Phoebe in tow. Consequently Phoebe and Yvonn
  4. S05E04Goodnight Sweetheart S05E04Mairzy DoatsMarch 16, 1998Gary tries to persuade Ron to give up his time travelling ambitions, and Yvonne begins some consultancy work for Chelsea FC, which Gary is p
  5. S05E05Goodnight Sweetheart S05E05Pennies from HeavenMarch 23, 1998Gary tries using his knowledge of the past to bet on certainties at the 1940s race track, but it all goes wrong. Meanwhile Ron's white fiver
  6. S05E06Goodnight Sweetheart S05E06We Don't Want to Lose You ... (1)March 30, 1998Gary's assumed identity as a secret agent even fools the 1944 authorities. He is recruited by a genuine M15 agent to go on a secret mission
  7. S05E07Goodnight Sweetheart S05E07... But We Think You Have to Go (2)April 6, 1998Gary's secret mission in wartime France quickly descends into a dicey fight or flight situation, as the German's rapidly close in on him.
  8. S05E08Goodnight Sweetheart S05E08Have You Ever Seen a Dream Walking ...April 13, 1998As the strain of living a double life takes its toll on Gary, Rolf Harris appears in a dream and berates him for having claimed the authorsh
  9. S05E09Goodnight Sweetheart S05E09Love the One You're WithApril 20, 1998The porter of Gary's Mayfair flats informs him that a former resident died in a road accident 55 years ago. Gary aims to travel back in time
  10. S05E10Goodnight Sweetheart S05E10My Heart Belongs to DaddyApril 27, 1998Gary encounters his 1940s now-adult son Michael, who is shabbily dressed and trying to flog him items. Gary returns to the past to try and i

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0610Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01Goodnight Sweetheart S06E01Mine's a DoubleApril 20, 1999Whilst advancing through the time warp a severe storm in 1944 causes Gary to split into two opposing clones: a normal Gary and a bad version
  2. S06E02Goodnight Sweetheart S06E02All About YvonneApril 18, 1999Gary and Yvonne have a bust up which ends with Gary having to move out and into Ron's place. During Gary's estrangement he becomes suspiciou
  3. S06E03Goodnight Sweetheart S06E03California Dreamin'April 25, 1999Gary has to think fast when both of his wives decide they want to emigrate to California. In 1944 Reg retires from his job, but no one turns
  4. S06E04Goodnight Sweetheart S06E04Grief EncounterMay 2, 1999Gary and Phoebe are cast in Noel's film Brief Encounter, but Gary declines. Meanwhile, both Phoebe and Yvonne catch the attentions of other
  5. S06E05Goodnight Sweetheart S06E05The 'Ouses in BetweenMay 16, 1999A foggy night in London leads Gary into the unknown time territory of 1880. Here Gary comes face to face with the notorious Jack the Ripper,
  6. S06E06Goodnight Sweetheart S06E06Just in TimeMay 23, 1999When a workman arrives to carryout repairs in the time portal alleyway, Gary begins to contemplate where his future lies.
  7. S06E07Goodnight Sweetheart S06E07How I Won the WarMay 30, 1999Gary thinks that Yvonne is having an affair, so he asks Ron to spy on her for him. Plus, Gary and Phoebe join a concert troupe in Belgium, b
  8. S06E08Goodnight Sweetheart S06E08Something FishieJune 6, 1999Gary and Phoebe come up against the bully tactics of a protection racket, so Gary utilises his modern gadgets to halt their reign of terror.
  9. S06E09Goodnight Sweetheart S06E09Flash Bang WallopJune 13, 1999Gary must ensure that a compromising photo taken of him in the 1940s avoids discovery in the present. Yvonne goes to see Noel Coward's Gary
  10. S06E10Goodnight Sweetheart S06E10Accentuate the PositiveJune 21, 1999It's1945 and VE Day celebrations are in full swing. Future Prime Minister Clement Attlee is in town to join in with the festivities. Gary fi

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

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